TheMoon'sGift（Ataleofloveandsacrifice）

Foreword:

Onceuponatime,therewasakingdomwherepeoplebelievedthatthemoonhadspecialpowers.Theybelievedthatthemooncouldgrantwishesandbringgoodfortune.TherewasabeautifulprincessnamedLunawhowasfascinatedbythemoon'sbeautyandmystery.Shewouldoftenstayupatnight,gazingatthemoon,wonderingaboutitssecrets.Onenight,asshewaslookingupatthesky,shesawsomethingthatchangedherlifeforever.PrincessLunawassittingonherbalcony,admiringthefullmoonwhenshenoticedashootingstarstreakingacrossthesky.Shequicklyclosedhereyesandmadeawish.Shewishedfortruelove,someonewhowouldloveherforwhoshewas,notforhertitleorbeauty.Thenextday,ayoungprincefromaneighboringkingdomcametovisitPrincessLuna.HisnamewasLeo,andhewascharmingandhandsome.Theyfellinloveinstantly,andtheyknewthattheyweremeanttobetogether.

However,theirlovewasnotmeanttobe.Thekingdidnotapproveoftheirrelationship,andheforbadethemfromseeingeachother.PrincessLunawasheartbroken,andshedidn'tknowwhattodo.Onenight,asshewaslookingupatthemoon,shesawafigureinthesky.Itwasthemoongoddess,Selene.ShespoketoLuna,tellingherthatshehadbeenwatchingoverherandLeo.ShetoldLunathattheirlovewaspureandtrueandthatshewouldhelpthemiftheywerewillingtomakeasacrifice.SelenetoldLunathatshecouldgranttheirwishiftheywouldagreetogiveupsomethingprecioustothem.LunaandLeowereconfused,buttheyknewthattheywoulddoanythingtobetogether.Selenegavethematask.Shetoldthemtoclimbthehighestmountaininthekingdomandbringbackaflowerthatonlybloomedonceayear.Theflowerwasknowntohavemagicalpowers,anditwassaidthatwhoeverpossesseditwouldhavetheirwishgranted.

LunaandLeosetoutontheirjourney,determinedtofindtheflower.Theyclimbedthemountainfordays,facingmanyobstaclesalongtheway.Finally,theyreachedthetopofthemountain,andthereitwas,theflowertheyhadbeenlookingfor.Itwasbeautiful,withpetalsthatshimmeredinthemoonlight.Astheywereabouttoplucktheflower,theyheardavoice.Itwasthevoiceofanoldmanwhotoldthemthattheflowerbelongedtohim.Hetoldthemthathehadbeenwatchingoveritformanyyears,waitingforsomeonepureofhearttocomeandclaimit.Heaskedthemwhytheywantedtheflower,andtheytoldhimtheirstory.Theoldmanwasmovedbytheirloveandsacrifice,andhedecidedtogivethemtheflower.

Astheywereleaving,theoldmangavethemawarning.Hetoldthemthattheflowerhadacurse.Whoeverpossesseditwouldhavetheirwishgranted,buttheywouldalsohavetogiveupsomethingprecioustothem.LunaandLeodidn'tcareaboutthecurse.Theywerewillingtotaketherisktobetogether.TheyreturnedtoSelenewiththeflower,andshegrantedtheirwish.Theyweremarriedinagrandceremony,andtheylivedhappilyeverafter.However,theirhappinesswasshort-lived.Lunafellill,andnoonecouldcureher.Leowasdevastated,andhedidn'tknowwhattodo.

Onenight,ashewaslookingupatthemoon,hesawSeleneagain.Shespoketohim,tellinghimthatLuna'sillnesswasthepricetheyhadtopayfortheirwish.ShetoldLeothathehadtogiveupsomethingprecioustohimtosaveLuna.Leoknewwhathehadtodo.Heclimbedthehighestmountaininthekingdomagainandsearchedfortheoldman.HefoundhimandaskedhimwhathehadtodotosaveLuna.Theoldmantoldhimthathehadtogiveuptheflower.Leodidn'thesitate.Hegaveuptheflower,knowingthatitwastheonlywaytosaveLuna.

Lunarecoveredfromherillness,andtheywerehappyonceagain.However,Leowasneverthesameagain.Hehadgivenupsomethingprecioustohim,andheknewthathewouldnevergetitback.LunanoticedthechangeinLeoandaskedhimwhatwaswrong.Hetoldheraboutthecurseoftheflowerandwhathehadgivenup.LunawasmovedbyLeo'ssacrifice,andsheknewthatshehadtodosomething.SheaskedSelenetograntheronelastwish.ShewishedforLeotobehappyagain,tohavehishearthealed.Selenegrantedherwish,andLeo'sheartwashealed.Theylivedalongandhappylifetogether,alwayslookingupatthemoonandrememberingthesacrificetheyhadmadefortheirlove.

Fromthatdayon,peopleinthekingdombelievedevenmoreinthepowerofthemoon.Theybelievedthatitcouldbringtrueloveandgrantwishes,buttheyalsoknewthattherewasalwaysapricetopayfortheirdesires.

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